Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
With inputs from Media Release
Mangaluru, Feb 13: A team of doctors at the city's AJ Hospital here saved the life of a three-day-old baby who was born with a rare congenital heart disease.
The three-day-old baby, daughter of Padma (name changed) was referred to AJ Hospital with complaints of bluish discoloration of lips and fingertips along with poor feeding and lethargy. She was evaluated by Dr Prem Alva, interventional pediatric cardiologist.
The baby had low oxygen level of 58%, and was diagnosed to have the heart on the right side of the chest. The blood vessel arising from the heart to the lungs was totally blocked. This condition is called pulmonary atresia. The baby also had a large hole in the heart.
She was admitted in the neonatal ICU and stabilized. A first stage procedure by pinhole surgery was done on the newborn baby in the cathlab. The team was led by Dr Prem Alva.
Through a blood vessel in the leg, a catheter was passed into the baby's lung blood vessel and PDA stenting was done. Cardiac anaesthesia during the procedure was a critical component and was administered by Dr Gururaj Tantry and Dr Suhas. The stent allowed free flow blood supply to the baby's lung and the oxygen improved from 58% to 94% after the procedure.
The baby was discharged after one week of the procedure.
Dr Ashvij Shriyan, consultant neonatologist played a vital role in the mechanical ventilation and management of the baby in the NICU.